Fairfax County Receives an Award for its Work to Transform Tysons

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Smart growth group presents Fairfax County staff with an award for
their work to turn Tysons into the county's green, walkable,
"downtown."

County also previously received the prestigious Burnham Award for
its work on Tysons.

Fairfax County recently received an award from the Coalition for
Smarter Growth for its work to transform
Tysons.

The nonprofit group presented the county with the2013
Sanders-Henn Community Hero Award. This honor was given to county
staff because of their ongoing efforts to make Tysons a green,
walkable urban center.

In explaining why they gave the award, the Coalition said: “The
development and implementation of the new plan to transform Tysons
would not have been possible without the expertise and hard-work of
dozens of county staff members in planning, revitalization,
transportation, housing, parks and public services — work that
continues today and will continue for years to come.”